There were hundreds of players in town for Saturday's spirited football camp. Hip-hop music pumped on the field, assistant head coach Trooper Taylor was doing running back bumps and head coach Gene Chizik was patrolling the grounds from his golf cart.

I was just looking for shade.

I'll have plenty more online and in tomorrow's newspaper editions of the Press-Register, Birmingham News and Huntsville Times, but here's a quick rundown on what we learned today...

* Americus, Ga., offensive lineman Uneik Crumbley didn't get an offer today, but said he thought going against some top competition was valuable. He got some pointers from offensive line coach Jeff Grimes. Crumbley said that Grimes also advised him that he needed to boost his ACT score a couple of points.

* It looks like an offer could be coming soon for offensive lineman Zach West, of Lexington, Ky. West said coaches told him that they would "be in touch" shortly. He said an offer would immediately put Auburn in his top three, along with Kentucky and Penn State.

* Linebacker Anthony Swain of Gadsden is already a commitment. He said he was in town this weekend to recruit for the Tigers.

* Defensive end Justin Shanks of Prattville is only a junior, but he estimates that he has visited Auburn nine times this summer. He plans to visit for virtually every home football game, and he can rattle off the schedule as well as the most avid fan.

There's obviously plenty of time left in his recruitment, but it would appear he is Auburn's to lose.

* Defensive back Alex Dixon of Clearwater, Fla., got to sit down for his first extended talk with Chizik today. He said they spent a lot of time discussing their shared hometown. Chizik and Dixon's family know many of the same people, Dixon said.

Dixon said he has offers from 20 schools, but said Auburn is in his top tier. He wants to come back at some point and didn't even rule out "pulling the trigger" and making a decision on his return trip.

* Valley defensive back Erique Florence was on hand as a visitor, but didn't participate in camp. He wore an orange shirt and a New York Yankees cap. He actually made a really nice play on the sidelines on an errant throw by one of the quarterbacks. He was hanging out with some of the coaches' kids for much of the camp.